Art History Minor

Art History Overview

The art history program focuses on the visual arts and the social, cultural and historical context in which art is created. Majors may take courses in Ancient and Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, and Modern and Contemporary art history or other areas. For those considering teaching, museum and gallery work, arts conservation or arts management, the major is designed to meet the student’s needs and may include an internship at an appropriate institution.

For more information, please visit the Art History Program’s website.

Minor Requirements

All courses and seminars in this program are open to nonmajors. Students whose major lies in another discipline may minor in art history. 6 courses are required for the art history minor.  Students must earn a grade of C+ or better in all courses contributing to the Art History Minor.

1. ARTH 010 - From the Stone Age to Our Age: Monuments and Masterpieces of Western Art
2. 5 Area courses. Courses are offered in the following areas: Ancient and Medieval; Renaissance/ Baroque; Modern; Non-Western. Students should take no more than 3 courses in one area, and a total of 2 courses must be at the 200 level.
    

Art History Faculty

John Garton, Ph.D.

Naomi Pitamber, Ph.D

Kristina Wilson, Ph.D. - Director

Emeriti

Rhys Townsend, Ph.D.

Art History Courses

Courses offered within the last 2 Academic Years

• ARTH 010 - From the Stone Age to Our Age: Monuments and Masterpieces of Western Art
• ARTH 110 - Ancient Greek Art
• ARTH 111 - Roman Art and Architecture
• ARTH 119 - Architecture and Urban Environments in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean
• ARTH 120 - Byzantium, Orthodoxy, and the Medieval Mediterranean World
• ARTH 124 - Italian Art from Giotto to Botticelli
• ARTH 125 - Art in the Age of Michelangelo
• ARTH 131 - Baroque Art in the Age of Bernini
• ARTH 140 - Art from 1780-1880: Revolution, Critique, and Bourgeois Life
• ARTH 142 - Art and the Experience of Modernity, 1880-1940
• ARTH 143 - Art from 1940 to 1970: Modernism and Its Discontents
• ARTH 144 - Art Since 1970
• ARTH 151 - New Topics in Art History
• ARTH 156 - African Art and Architecture
• ARTH 159 - Latin-American Art
• ARTH 161 - The Arts of Islam
• ARTH 201 - Art, the Public, and Worcester’s Cultural Institutions
• ARTH 210 - The Art of Art History: Teaching and Methods
• ARTH 219 - Special Topics in Ancient and Medieval Art
• ARTH 220 - Sub-Saharan African Art: Challenges of Evidence, Interpretation, Preservation & Ownership
• ARTH 223 - Medieval Mediterranean Cities, Urban Environments, and Cultural Heritage
• ARTH 225 - Pilgrimage and the Crusades
• ARTH 230 - Caravaggio
• ARTH 231 - Leonardo da Vinci
• ARTH 233 - Tropical Baroque: The Arts of Colonial Latin America
• ARTH 234 - Art and Architecture of the Early Americas
• ARTH 239 - Special Topics: Renaissance and Baroque Art
• ARTH 243 - Design in the 20th Century: Arts & Crafts to Ikea
• ARTH 245 - Urban Art and Society in Jazz Age New York
• ARTH 248 - Gender and Representation
• ARTH 249 - Special Topics: Modern Art/Seminar
• ARTH 250 - Special Topics in Visual Culture
• ARTH 297 - Honors
• ARTH 298 - Internship
• ARTH 299 - Directed Study